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FOR A BETTER 1 AND A BIGGER* LAKELAND VOL. X NEGRO WHOM SHERIFF FORGOT TO HANG MAY BE LEGALLY DEAD, ATTORNEY GENERAL ADMITS Governor Invited to Consider Re markable Case—Negro’s Appli cation for Pardon is Before the Pardon Board With Recom mendations, and He Will Prob ably Be Given His Liberty by Order of That Body. (By Associated Press.) Baton Rouge, La.. Feb. 9.—Lonnie Baton, the negro whom the sheriff for got to hang, may be legally dead, At torney General Coco admitted. He said he did not know, but the reports from Cuachito Parish prison, where Lonnie had been eating three square meals daily since his execution was mislaid by Sheriff Grant Feb. 4, do not indicate that his appetite suffered on account of his possible demise. Sheriff Grant wrote the governor yesterday that in the press of civil and criminal matters he forgot to hang the negro. He did not know what to do about it and asked for in structions. The governor turned the matter over to the attorney general, who is raking the law books for precedents. Attorney General Coco said today there was an application for commu tation of the negro’s death sentence Pending before the pardon board, with recommendations for clemency, and added that as a member of the board he favored it. FIRE IN CANADA HOME DESTROYS THREE LIVES (By Associated Press.) La Chute, Quebec, Feb. 9.—Three children and a housemaid lost theii lives in a tire which destroyed the residence of Leo Carrier at Pino Hill yesterday COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION MONDAY Bartow, Feb. 9. —(Special)—The county commissioners met in regular monthly session here yesterday. Mat ters of routine business only were dis cussed, and county bills disposd of.. The schedule of business for today included the consideration of an i ber of road petitions. If you are a Sunday school worker, get some aid and guide to your work from Karl Lehmann and Chas. Bvans, at the First Presbyterian church next Friday. BARTOW TO INSTALL AUTOMATIC PHONES Bartow, Feb. 9.—(Special)—The last shipment of automatic telephone equipment for Bartow, it is promised, will be made from the factory on Feb. 20. This will be a shipment of line switches, the mechanism that actually replaces the operators. The cable has already been recived. The company now has ready for use 12,000 feet of cable and the work of laying it will begin this week. Manager N. E. Jordan of the Bar tow branch of the company, says that the automatic will surely be ready for service by the first of May, if every thing goes as conditions now prom ise that they will,. There will be special music here to install the more delicate parts of the equipment, and some of the Tam pa force will be sent over for the work. It is probable that aftep the change, women will be employed to care for the switch room instead df men as has been the custom under the present system. Women, it is said, manage the Tampa room, and it is considered probable that the new room here will be turned over to them. Trouble is indicated by colored lights, each difficulty appearing in a different color so that each may be quckly recognized and remedied. The toll board, Mr. Jordan thinks, will probably not arrive until some time after the automatic equipment gets here. Anew toll board largo enough t.o accommodate four girls, has been ordered. It is considered the best board made and should vastly improve, the long distance service. The board now in'use in the office is practicatly new, and is of good make, but only two girls can work on it at the same time and more are needed. The offices will be changed from their present location In the OUipUant building to the Miller building on Central avenue. They will occupy the whole second story of the building. Bartow has been looking forward to installation of the automatic equip nient for many months. It was at first thought that it would be in operation by January Ist this year. Delay in the receiving of the equipment, due to strikes in the factory and on the rail roads, prevented fihe expected serv ice at that date. V , . , \ Gome and hear Karl Lehmann and Chas, Evans, C. B. experts. -at the, ftrst Presbyterian church next Fri day. I The Lakeland Evening Telegram TULSA, OKLA., NEGROES RAPIDLY INCREASING (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 9—The negro population of Tulsa, Okla., is 8,424, |an increase of 330 per cent. The whites number 63,430, an increase of I 296 per cent. STEAMER IN MID-OCEAN SENDS OUT URGENT CALL (By Associa(ed Press.) Boston, Feb. , 9,-—An urgent call from an unidentified steamer in mid- Ahlantic was forwarded here today by the freighter West Imboden, bound from Rotterdam to Galveston. The calls were heard last night. GENERAL SMUTS WON IN YESTERDAY’S ELECTION (By Associated Press.) Petoria, South Africa, Leb. 9—Gen eral Smuts, prime minister of (tie Union of South African party under Smuts’ leadership won the victory. WOMAN SIGNED WHITE PETITION UNDER MISTAKE (By Associated Press.) Cleveland, Feb. 9. -Mrs. A. H. | Tyke, Democratic National committee woman from Ohio, in a statement to i.lay, declared her signature to (lie lei ter to George White, chairman of the Snjional Committee, virtually de manding his resignation, was ob tained by Committeeman Love of Texas through a misunderstanding She telegraphed White last night thu she was a firm supporter of his, and requested her signature on the round robin made public in Washington be disregarded. VISITING PARTY TOURS COUNTRY THIS MORNING The party of Pennsylvania tourists reached Lakeland last evening and left early this morning for a sight seeing trip through the country sur rounding Lakeland, the autos neces sary being furnished by public-spirit ed citizens. Most of the party, which numbers nearly ninety, are from Lan caster county, and all are from south eastern Pennsylvania, the trip having been arranged by Mr. Shank of the party in conjunction with the rail roads. Tile trip is paid for in advance by the travelers at a cost, of $260-00 each, and they have already taken in the east coast of the state, and cxpec. to see Tampa, St, Petersburg and oth er west coast towns and to stop in Atlanta and one or two other points of interest on the homeward stretch.. Members of the party talk interest ingly of their impressions and stale that they note a greater agricultural development, in this part of the state than in other sections visited. Most of the party belong to the re ligious sect known as Mennonites, and speak the dialect of the ‘‘Pennsyl vania Dutch.” They belong to the prosperous farming class that has made Lancaster county so well-known. While their quaint dress and dialect attracts the attention of tihe residents here, the tourists are in turn noting and commenting on the mannerisms and customs that seem queer to them. Before leaving on the trip this morning, each member of the party was presented witli a choice orange by the local branch of the Florida Citrus Exchange. Lakeland’s hospitable spirit was right on hand and the visitors are leaving with warm expressions of ad miration for Lakeland's beautiful scenery and wonderful climate. Finest Country Yet The party this morning had a very enjoyable trip. The towns and com munities visited were: Auburndale. Lake Alfred, Orange Villa, Winter Haven, Eagle Lake, Bartow, and Lake land Highlands. They returned to Lakeland at 11:20, and many of them, speaking for the entire party, declared that the trip this morning was the most enjoyable they had made in Florida, and that the country they saw was the finest they had visited. DR. J. F. WILSON RECEIVED WORD OF BROTHER’S DEATH The many friends of Dr. J. F. Wilson will sympathize with him In the sorrow that has come to him with tho. news that his youngest brother, Robert L. Wilson ot Darlington, S. C., was killed Tuesday night at about midnight at Savannah, Ga. Mr, WU- Ison was a railroad man and it is sup posed that he met death while about his work. He was about thirty year* All In The Day’s News f [ SEt THAT MRS.HARDING) T [7l\V GocDMExS: T SAYS V \ \s VfRV TSND Of J I ttERt TttA>T SKIRTS ) \ csovvns IiMTnMMTi \ ARt-Gome to BEr / - lUljil^l llllm l *jj /■ MRS-Wey NEXT n’s out ;i< { BROUGHT OVEfc. A BCTWE- IMM1I! I HITCHES JlSllllß y.. ■- v •- MEETING OF THE FLORIDA ENGINEERING SOCIETY IS MARKED BY FINE ADDRESSES ThTe Florida Engineering Society closed an interesting and profitable convention at one o’clock Tuesday, and the members left for theii re spective homes with many apprecia tive words for Lakeland and her citi zens . The Monday morning session op ened with addresses of welcome from lion. Frank Thompson, mayor of Lakeland; C. E. Todd, president Rotary Club, and C. O. Pinch president of the Chamber of Commerce, and these were responded to by R. D. Martin of Tampa, prsident of the Florida En gineering society. During the business session which followed a discussion came up rela tive to tlie work of the State Road Department and the present situation with regard to it. A special com mittee was appointed to co-operate with the s’tate road commission in se curing legislation to correct the past unsatisfactory condtiin of affairs, it being the sentiment of the meeting that the state road departmnt should be continued and its usefulness in- j creased by preventing politics from entering into the management. The point was brought out that full au thority iu technical matters should he in the hands of the state highway en- j gineer, after the commission has de cided what roads sholl be built. C’.ias. A. Browne of Tallahassee, the present highway eugineer, was present and expressed his appreciation of this support from the Society. Monday afternoon was given over to recreation, part of the delegation going to the South Florida Fair and J the rest taking in the motorcade 1 through the sections east and south j of Lakeland. Those who went ou the ride were profuse in their enthusiasm over the beauty and productiveness ot the community. Stopping at the Country Club at the Lakeland High lands they were served a very re freshing fruit punch, through the thoughtfulness of the W. F. Hallam Company. The meeting Monday evening con sisted of a program of fine addresses. President Martin delivered the pres ident’s annual address using as his topic. ‘‘The Development of Florida,, which was so full of information in terestingly presented that the Tele gram in response to several requests will publish the address in full. The next address was to have been by L. R. McLain, consulting engi neer, on “The Federation of American Engineering Societies.’ l Mr, McLain was not present and his helpful paper was omitted from the evening’s pro gram and read Tuesday morning. A. Bresth, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Florida, spoke on ‘‘The Engineers’ Relation to Malaria Control,” anu Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Kiitet'fjiln The beautiful new home of Mr. and Mrs. C- O. Wheelfer was for the first time scene of a social gathering Tuesday evening, when its hospitable, doors were opened to the Progressive Hook Club members and their hus bands. k Hoses and sweetpeas were charm ingly arranged In the living rooms ahd a bowl of nasturMums made the lllf ftji Atlractire LAKELAND. FLORIDA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1921 handled the subject with assurance and skin. He commented on the well known fact that malaria is carried only by (he mosquito, and spoi, * on the improvement in general prosper ity as wll as health conditions tlmi have followed Hie eradication of the mosquito. He also urged the necessity of road and railroad engineers exer cising care not to interfere with nat ural drainage. G. K. Amies, consulting engineer, gave an illuminating address on "Florida State Roads'’ giving ai. ex planation of the disappointments con nected with his work in the past few months and pointing out reme dies. G. W. Simons, Jr., sanitary engi neer of tlie Florida State Board of Health, spoke interestingly on ’ Chlor ination of Public Water Supplies’’ and illustrated his remarks with chemical experiments. Under Hie general topic, ‘‘Drainage of the Everglades." F. C. Elliott. ! chief engineer of the everglades j drainage district, spoke particularly |of the behavior of muck soils in ab !sorbing water and delivering il. its | subsidence when water is removed, jand other interesting facts. The closing address was that of W. Hf. Fineren, U. S. assistant en gineer, who spoke entertainingly on ‘‘ldeals and Opportunities of tile IVch mieal Engineer’’ and illustrated the importance of the civil engineer by citing the case of the Claudian aque duct which was built utter the en gineer had been captured by bandits, jwith the result that the two tunnels meant to meet. passed each I other completely and were each con tinued entirely through the mouii ain, and this incident was contrasted with that of Catskiil conduit, when two tun nels were put down to a depth of i. 140 feet, turned and joined under the Hudson river with a variation of only half inch, the engineer in this case not having been stolen.” The Tuesday morning meeting was used to complete tlie business of the convention and the following officers were elected: President, (’. S. Haiu r.iatt, Jacksonville; vice-presidents, G. R. Ramsey of Orlando, and W. W. Fineren of Jacksonville; secretary. Dr. J. R. Benton of Gainesville; tieasurer. C. H. Ruggles, West Palm Beach; directors, A. L. White, Fort Myers; G. C. Voyle, Gainesville and R. Herbert Martin of St. Augustine, the latter having been chosen to til) out the unexpired term of W. W. Fineren. Before adjourning, the society gave a vote of thunks to Lakeland, and to the organizations which assisted in local arrangements, mentioning H. D. Mendenhall, who was head of the committee on arrangements. book, while Mrs. Bnnett won the la dies’ prize, a beautiful cut-glass can dy jar. Of the consolation prizes. Ihe one fell to Mr. Cason and was a deck, of cards, while the useful little mus tard jar was bestowed on Mrs. Owens A beautifully arranged salad course was served With hot coffee, the hos tess being assisted by Miss Genevieve Morrow. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. W. T. McllWain, Mc.Jknd Mrs- S. B- Jones, Or. and Mr*. J. C. Owens, Mr. and Mrs. J, C. ■ ( (wens, Mr. and • *“v .. SCHOOL BOARD i IN ADJOURNED SESSION TUESDAY ] Bartow. Feb. 3. (Special) The! county school board met in adjourned |session yesterday to continue routine! business and issued an order for elec | lion for the issuance of bonds to pur- j ■ chase sites for new buildings at i Haines City and Winter llayen. There | i are excellent schools in both cities, I hut the attendance has grown so large ! jie both places that now building■; are | ! necessary. The Haines City school ! will be for high school students; that ! at Winter Haven for grammer school.; | The board intended to adjourn a; noon in order that they might meet with j the local boards in these places to I consider sites. They expected to visit Winter Haven without fail, and to Intake Haines City if possible. Haines | City will be considered in the imme diate future. ’ Superintendent G. A. Parker has compiled interesting figures which he j presented to the board this morning. 11 is compilation shows the attendance | iat all the county high schools and i grammar school, to be 8.454, There! [are five senior high schools in the county: Bartow,‘with an enrollment j of 179; Lakeland with an* enrollment jot 311: Winter Haven with an enroll* [ inent of 156; Fort Meade with an en- j rollment of 114; and Mulberry with [72. The grammar departments accom-1 ! modate: In Bartow 679, making a total of 798; in Lakeland. 1.606, making a to-j ! tal of 1.917; in Winter Haven, 564.! making a total of 719; in Fort Meade, j 559. making a total of 673; and in [Mulberry 484, making a total of 556. j | The totals of the four junior high [ schools with their grammar school t [departments is: Frstproof, 214; Lake j (Wales ,260; Haines City. 151; An-j burndale, 181. The total attendance at jaM other white schools in the county jis 2.981. The complete attendance at the high school, junior and senior is iS96; a‘i the grammar schools, 7.554. The total expense for teachers’ sal taries in the senior and junior high [schools, according to the superintend-1 lout's report, is $7,105. According to Hhe last report; the total expenditure ! for incidentals, janitor, insurance, [etc-f was $30,284 54. A total expendi ture of the high school department iper month was $7,862, Dividing this [by the number of students attending the schools, the cost per student is a [littile more than $8 per month. The total expense for teachers’ sal* | aries of schools and the grammar department of these junior and senior high schools is $22,935 per 'month. The amount expended for all [purposes other than teachers' salaries [and interest on bonds was $3,028 per month, making a total monthly ex penditure per month of $25,963. Miss L. Exum Clement, whose de but as the first woman member of the North Carolina legislature re cently attracted attention, is a lawyer of Asheville, with nearly 15 years of [experience in the practice of hr pro- Mrs. Tw L. Waring, Mr. and Mrs. L. 0. Cason, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Ben nett, Mr. and Mrs, F. A. Grether, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hampton, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Tweedell, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Pick ard, Mrs. C. D. Clough. Mrs. Leon Mrs. J. CHARGE MADE THAT LEGION BEING PACKED Members of Bureaus Having Charge of Soldiers’ Relief Are Crowding Into Commttees of the Legion, Declares Abel Davis of i Chicago, Before Committee Says Bureaus “Licked Us to a Frazzle’ on ReFef Question. IBv Associated Divss.) Washington, Fell. 9. -Charges Ihal J (he government bureaus concerned [with soldiers’ reliel are packing the j committees of (lie American Legion | with bureau employes \\!n> are mem l hers of the Legion, were made today j before the Legion’s executive commit i tee by Abel Davis, of Chicago, ehnir ] man of the hospitalization committee.! j''As a result, the'work of the Legion |in soldier relief matters is being j greatly handicapped,” said Davis, who | added that at the Cleveland eonveli j • ion tlie "bureaus licked us to a fraz | zle in all matters relating l . voter j ami relief, and the legion wondered! ! bow ii was done.” LAKELAND WILL SEND BIG SHRINE BUNCH TO TAMPA Lakeland : tinners have arranger t > storm Tampa in tall force tmnor , t lew. Thursday will he Slikriner.. day | |a t the south Florida Fair and (here: are going to he great doings ell -la.’ [long. Tile principal events will >.e a I j magnificein parade during the after I t.oon and at night a ceremonial in j which mure than a hundred novice:; ' will tread the hot sands of the desert j | There are some from Lakeland who j are prepared to pass through the or j ideal and who have made their las: j will and testament and peace with! their friends ami neighbors. Sonic j ! fond and quite affectionate farewell., I i are booked for the early morning I For several days tlie Lakeland Shrine i | Club lias been working out tile details, j | President W. W. Chase having ap pointed a special committee composed of H. R. Brush as chairman, C> i I Wolfson, and H. H. Register to plan j [for transportation of all Nobles who | Ido not want to walk to Tampa. Local 1 jShriners have been registering their cars at Tlie Famous and if there are; j any who have been neglected in ;hi | regard, they have one last opportunity Ito make good. The motorcade, will j form on Main street at 9 o’clock to-i j morrow morning, starting shortly j I thereafter for Tampa. Ample provision , lias been made for the ladies who have j ia special invitation to make the Tam- 1 ipa trip. After arrival iti Tampa all | jShriners are required to register at the Hillsboro Hotel. There the ladies I will be provided with tickets for j !amusement features and lunch. Hie 1 , big parade is scheduled to start at 1:45 and end at 2:3n at the Fai. grounds where Egypt patrol will give isome fancy drills. The ceremonial |is to start immediately after supper. Nine Lakeland Candidates The Lakeland novices who are to make tlie mysterious trip, whence aU tiavelers return wiser and 'litter, are: J. E. Johnson. Fred Eaton ; George Hoffman. Dale Williams, Allen ill. Boring, Nathaniel Glover. W. B. Warfel, Lee Ford, and S. M. KelLim. Mrs. Fred Langford, who lies [served three years as a member o: ! tlie school board of Calgary, Alta , j has been elected chairman of that j body, being the firs', woman to b> |honored with the chairmanship. CINDER PATH CALLS* I"' M ~~ y i '■* Bui Bt>y Is coming back to the am (Ur path. The Penn balf nxllw—premier runner ot the country—pians to quit business and re-enter school. Eby was a 1 mem bar ot the O- S. Olympio leant. Be pulled a tendon while tfiroad and did not measure ns to hie high standard. It U be v. EATnEE? FOSEC^B Partly cloudy t<qß| und Thursday • crattire. POLK COUNTY ] RECEIVED MAlfl BLUE RIBB Not Only First in Citrus tiic South Florida Fair ner ol Numerous Prizes, uiarly in the Livestock DepflH men —Had Prettiest the Fair is Conceded by All fjH Tampa, Feb. 9. In additional taking first prize on citrus l’"H> **, *iiii!y filtered an s r!incut uf blue ribbons, and ■v Agent William Gonitne, who nB charge <>f the exhibits is with Ibe results. B Following are some of the to Polk county exhibitors; •V'.eivhires Bull two years tier three, first prize, Highland I-'ann..'., Pierce; senior hull calf, prize. Highland Oaks Farms; '.I tree years and over, first and and prizes. Highland Oaks . aw, two years and under, first pri&H Highland Oaks Farms heifer i yearling, first prize, Highland Farms senior hull champion, prize, Highland Oaks Farms. land Oaks Farms took first prize .all of the following; Senior champion; junior hull champion; ior champion cow; junior tow; grand champion bull; granjß : champion female; aged herd; young! herd; calf herd, and Get-of-Sire. The Polk county booth is lv the im st beautiful booth at the faitß ! Hii-' year. It has been planned witbß infinite care, and the whole countjß has co-opetated with County Homme, Field Agent Rifenburg andß Heine Demonstra’/on Agent Miss Lolfl Hodbey to make it a section exhihihfl iiiK to the tiest advantage, the beautjß and richness of this semi-tropical secS JM l AKF.I.ANI) ROTARIANS .9 WILL AID IN SEVERAL B WORTHY LOCAL PROJECTS! Lakeland Hotarians enjoyed the us-R Hal semi-monthly luncheon at the I i nks' Hotel on Tuesday at noon. One I [of the pleasing events was the intro*! iductio nof two new members, H. E. I [ Pritchett, whose classification is naval I stores and J. L. Gibson, wholesale! ! groceries. The membership of Harry I j Brown, which ceased on his departure I i from St. Augustine, was renewed by I the Lakeland Rotary Club. Among! the visitors introduced were Samuelfl It. Crosby, the new secretary of Daytona Chamber of Commerce I*. H. Schultz of Racine, Wis., LakcH land is sure to be represented at eiiming district conference at hum by a fair sized delegation. K.uarians agreed to lend their "in e in coo|i..ration with of Commerce and tin* American ion. in endeavoring lo have the continue the baud concert by the American Legion Bund. committee from the club will with other committees in appearing® before the city commissioners in taiiiing favorable action on behalf tlie band. Rotarian Pinch stressed! ibe importance of every person liß Lakeland taking part in the welcome' to and entertainment of the National! Editorial Association on the occasion o’f the visit of tlie national Editorial! Association on the occasion of the visit of tilt: national editors to Florida next March and assurance was given that Rutariuus would do their full, share. .’-'j MCADOO NOT TO REVIVE ROADS IN OLD MEXICO * - J Mexico City, Feb. 9.— William G. McAdoo left here last night on his return to the United tates. He said ; It is trip to Mexico was one of pleas ure, and denied that he had entered into any negotiations wirtt the Mexi can govenunet for the admistinrtanoi can government for the administra tion or supervision of the rehabilita tion of the railroad system. WHITE SOX PLAYERS TO BE PUT ON TRIAL _____ Chicago. Feb. 9.—The trial of White " Sox players indicted for alleged com-: plicity in the throwing of the 1919 world series was today set for March 14. Buck Weaver and Happy Felaeh were in court at the preliminary hear- ij ing, but others were represented only . by attorneys. SENATE COMMITTEE DISAPPROVES BILL CHECKING IMMIGRATION Washington, Feb. 9.—The house tm-j migration bill which would have vir*d tually stopped immigration for oa#J year was disapproved to'day by Uuti senate immigration committee by;',#! five to four vote. The committM)! agreed to adopt a substitute metuMßM tomorrow restricting immigrationjMS on a percentage basis. . jdßgi Have you registered for tMuB ■ Institute Friday? 1$ aot